Tag Archives: Smart

Redefining the smart in smartphone

Redefining the smart in smartphone

In the ‘90s, the term “smartphone” emerged to denote devices with “advanced computing” features that allowed you to do more than just make calls. But if we’re being honest, applying that label to pocket-sized gadgets that ran cut-down versions of desktop PC apps with half-baked UIs was kind of overselling it. More recently though, we’ve seen handsets like those from …

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Meta’s new cutting-edge smart glasses tipped to launch in September — here’s what we know

Meta’s new cutting-edge smart glasses tipped to launch in September — here’s what we know

Meta is reportedly going to launch two new smart glasses during its annual product showcase, Meta Connect 2025, in September. One of those glasses has been tipped to be the rumored Hypernova specs that should feature a display and a wristband controller. The social media-turned-AI company will debut its first consumer glasses with a display alongside a “third-generation of its …

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These Smart Glasses Have Something That Meta Ray-Ban Owners Desperately Want

These Smart Glasses Have Something That Meta Ray-Ban Owners Desperately Want

Meta might be the splashiest purveyor of smart glasses out there, but Zuck’s house isn’t alone in chasing AR eyewear. In fact, if you want a pair of smart glasses with a display in them—frames that are technically more advanced than Meta’s Ray-Bans—you can buy one right now, and upstarts like Rokid are among the few offering that in the …

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Meta Has Already Won the Smart Glasses Race

Meta Has Already Won the Smart Glasses Race

There’s a reason the first successful smart specs look like they’re from the 1950s. That extra thickness isn’t just retro flair, it’s hiding a processor and a battery. But that technical constraint creates a creative opportunity: In the right frame, smart tech can disappear. And transforming functional, medical-grade eyewear—like prescription glasses—into stylish, mass-market fashion accessories is exactly what EssilorLuxotica does …

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Our favorite smart lock is on sale for the first time today

Our favorite smart lock is on sale for the first time today

Setting up a smart home security system is important, even if you never want to think about having to use it. Thankfully, Kwikset’s Halo Select — the best smart lock we’ve ever tested — is currently down to $259 ($20 off) at Amazon, Lowe’s, and The Home Depot, marking the first time the lock has been on sale since its …

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The Roses review: ‘Smart, wild, entertaining’

The Roses review: ‘Smart, wild, entertaining’

But the film cleverly turns into a reverse rom-com when Theo’s career crashes while Ivy’s restaurant takes off. We watch the Roses fall out of love. Unlike the start of their relationship, the end doesn’t happen overnight. Theo, the beleaguered stay-at-home father, is increasingly resentful. Ivy is building a restaurant empire, taken up with spreadsheets and magazine photo shoots, and …

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Meta to Debut Smart Glasses at September’s ‘Connect’ Event

Meta to Debut Smart Glasses at September’s ‘Connect’ Event

Meta reportedly plans to introduce its new smart glasses at next month’s “Connect” conference. Those glasses, Meta’s first to feature a consumer-ready display, will be announced at the annual conference along with a wristband that lets users control the glasses via hand gestures, CNBC reported Friday (Aug. 22), citing sources familiar with the matter. The glasses, codenamed “Hypernova” inside Meta, …

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